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balk
balk
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balk
WORDS RELATED TO
BALK
underwhelm
adjective
fail to interest
baffle
balk
confound
depress
disappoint
disenchant
dismay
displease
let down
lower
underwhelmed
adjective
fail to interest
baffle
balk
confound
depress
disappoint
disenchant
dismay
displease
let down
lower
weasel
verb
avoid, evade
balk
beat around the bush
circumvent
cop out
dance around an issue
dodge
duck
elude
equivocate
eschew
flee
get around
give the runaround
hedge
hem and haw
lay low
pussyfoot
put off
renege
shirk
shuck
sidestep
slip out
sneak away
tap dance
waffle
welsh
worm one's way out of
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inaugurate
verb (used with object),
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[in-
aw
-gy
uh
-reyt, -g
uh
- ]
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